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Once, a chossid came to the third Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, and bemoaned the fact that he had doubts in his faith of G-d and the Torah. The Rebbe asked him: “Why...

Once, a query concerning the kosher status of a certain cow was brought before the great chossid, Rabbi Hillel of Paritch. After some deliberation he declared the animal to be fit for consumption. Those...

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Chabad Rebbe, would himself serve as the reader of the Megilah of Esther in his synagogue, on the holiday of Purim. After he passed away, his son Rabbi...

By Rabbi Dovid Markel   Once, a halachik query concerning the kosher status of a certain lung was brought before the first Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. After examining the lung, the...

In the year 5618 (1858), Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch traveled from Russia to Italy and Germany. While the official reason for his journey was for the sake of his health, the true reason for...

Once, when the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, was in Petersburg to convene on communal matters, he met Rabbi Yisroel Salanter. Rabbi Yisroel, was the founder of the modern mussar (Jewish ethics)...

Once, a chossid who was a big philanthropist made a resolution during his nightly recitation of the Shema, that for every lie that he would say, he would give twenty five rubles to charity. When...

Once, a group of chassidim of Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch, the Mittler Rebbe, were sitting at a Chassidic gathering. Suddenly, Reb Michael the Melamed burst into uncontrollable tears. He beat his chest and head...

The great chossid Rabbi Hillel of Paritch was accustomed to traveling to various towns and townlets and inspiring the chassidim there to pray at length. The words of Rabbi Hillel were effective, and indeed...